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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s Years: 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 - 1690 - 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 Events January 6 - Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans[?] January 14 - The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany May 20 - England passes Act of Grace[?], forgiving followers of James II July 1 - The Battle of the Boyne in Ireland between the armies of two rival Kings: Catholic James II of England, Scotland and Ireland, and Protestant William III of England, Scotland and Ireland. The Protestant army is victorious and the Catholics loose control over Ireland. Earliest recorded sighting of the planet Uranus, by John Flamsteed, who mistakenly catalogued it as the star 34 Tauri Births March 18 - Christian Goldbach (Prussian mathematician) Deaths
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s
Years: 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 - 1690 - 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695
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